Lyman S. Williams to Lois L. Williams
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I received a letter from you three days ago and one last night and I was very
glad to get them as I always am and now I am going to try and answer them and
let you know how we are situated and how we came here To commence we left our
camps at Winchester Va one week ago this morning and marched to the station and
toock the cars for Washin gton. We did not get started untill late in the P.M.
and the weather was pretty cold and a good many of the boys had to ride on the
top of the cars and on open ones and as we had a quite a snow storm they
suffered a conciderably Well we arrived in Washington Saturday P.M. and went
from the cars right aboard of Transports and started on our way
for
City Point where we arrived Monday A.M. and landed and again toock the cars and
started for the front and left of the line. When we got as far as we could go on
the cars we stoped and camped for the night and the next morning we came here
and releaved a portion of the 2nd Corps who were here and as soon as they moved
out of their log houses we moved in and now we are as comfortable as you please.
I have got me a nice log house and am as comfortable as you please. We are close
to the rebels and our pickets are within speaking distance of the reb. pickets
but they are quite naborly and do not fire at each other so that all is quiet in
our immediate front and I trust that it will remain so for a good while to come
for picket firing is usless and very disagreeable to boath sides and does not
ammount to any thing in the end. I received the four pair of kid gloves and one
pr. buck three days ago and in all I have received 5 prs. kid and two of buck
gloves
and they all suited and if I had had a dozen pairs more I
could have disposed of them. I had a letter from Nathan a day or two since and
was glad to hear from him He is well as usual but says that he has to work
pretty hard to mak it pay well it will do him good. I also had a letter from
James Fletcher. He is in Waverly Iowa and expects to stay there for a time I am
glad that you like your school so well and I hope that you will have a pleasant
term of it. You wanted me to come home by Chrismas or New Years but I do not
think that I shall be able to come before the last of January at least but I
shall come as soon as I can and stay as long as I can you may be shure of that.
I should like to be present at your lyceum and hear you read the paper for I
have now doubt that it will be interesting We have just got news that Gen Thomas
has gained a victory over the rebel Gen Hood but have not learned the
particulars
as yet. Well success to Gen’l Thomas and to Sherman and
I hope that they will continue to gain victory after victory I will not write
more at this time for it is getting late. Remember me in love to all the folk
and a kiss for Carrie
This from your Aff brotherLt. L. S. Williams
Co. “I” 6th Vt. Vols.
Washington
D.C.